Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeSir Princess Petra's Talent by Diane Mae RobinsonThe Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineSir Princess Petra by Diane Mae Robinson
Girl Power Princesses
191 books — 74 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2,071 books — 4,532 voters

On Writing by Stephen  KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeWriting Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Best Books on Creative Life
508 books — 621 voters

Harvesting Hope by Kathleen KrullWhole Whale by Karen YinClick, Clack, Moo by Doreen CroninAnd Tango Makes Three by Justin RichardsonThe Beginner's Guide to Winning an Election by Michael R. French
Growing Future Activists
223 books — 145 voters
MFA in a Box by John RemberIndexes by University of Chicago PressThe New New Journalism by Robert S. BoyntonThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.On Writing Well by William Zinsser
On Writing Nonfiction
27 books — 20 voters